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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Single upright stones, also known as menhirs, a well-known example 63 feet high, 14 feet in diameter, and weighing 260 tons, being at Carnac, Brittany. Another example is at Locmariaker, also in Brittany

a)

Monolith/Menhir

b)

Dolmen

c)

Cromlech

d)

Stone Henge

2.

In Egyptian Architecture, the tomb of the Pharaohs is the?

a)

Stupa

b)

Pyramid

c)

Mastaba

d)

Tumuli

3.

Greek Architecture was essentially?

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting

d)

Domical Roof Construction

4.

Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the gate was constructed using a rare blue stone called lapis lazuli with alternating rows of bas-relief mušḫuššu (dragons) and aurochs.

a)

Ishtar Gate

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Hanging Garden of Babylon

d)

Palace of Sargon

5.

In Egyptian architecture, Mastaba consist of _________ a room where the statue of the dead person is kept.

a)

Serdab

b)

Chapel

c)

Burial Chamber

d)

Sarcophagus

6.

The Great Pyramid of Gizeh was build during the 4th dynasty by?

a)

Cheops

b)

Senusret

c)

Zoser

d)

Amenemhat

7.

One of the most stupendous creations of Egyptian architecture, and was entirely excavated out of the solid rock.

a)

The Great Temple of Abu-Simbel

b)

Temple of Sethos

c)

Luxor Temple

d)

Temple of Knos

8.

In Roman innovation ______ order that is combined elements of both the Ionic and Corinthian.

a)

Composite

b)

Ionic

c)

Tuscan

d)

Corinthian

9.

The simplest and sturdiest of the three orders in Greek Architecture. Its tapering columns rest directly on the stylobate.

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Tuscan

10.

In Egyptian architecture, ________ where the dead body was placed

a)

Serdab

b)

Chapel

c)

Burial Chamber

d)

Sarcophagus